Enthrone Darkness Triumphant

Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
Studio album by Dimmu Borgir
Released	30 May 1997
Recorded	January 1997 at The Abyss in Ludvika, Sweden
Genre	Melodic black metal
Length	56:38
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir chronology
Devil's Path (1996) Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (1997) Godless Savage Garden (1998)

Enthrone Darkness Triumphant is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on 30 May 1997 through Nuclear Blast Records. It was the band's first release through Nuclear Blast, as well as their first full-length release to contain lyrics in English. It is also the first Dimmu Borgir album to feature bass guitarist Nagash and the last to feature keyboardist Stian Aarstad.

Release

The album has been released on many formats, including a limited edition vinyl (300 white and 1000 black). In 2002, a deluxe CD version was released with bonus material. Enthrone Darkness Triumphant was also the band's first album to display their second logo, though the old "black metal" logo is seen in the back cover artwork on the original printing. Due to concerns from Nuclear Blast, the lyrics of "Tormentor of Christian Souls" were omitted from the disc's liner notes. "Master of Disharmony" and "Raabjorn Speiler Draugheimens Skodde" are re-recorded versions of older, already released tracks (from Devil's Path and For All Tid respectively).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Metal Review	[2]
The Metal Observer
Chronicles of Chaos	[3]
Rock Hard (de)	9/10[4]

AllMusic praised the album, writing, "One of the most important Scandinavian metal discs ever, Dimmu Borgir's Enthrone Darkness Triumphant is the group's unquestioned masterpiece."^[1] In 2005, Enthrone Darkness Triumphant was ranked number 298 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dimmu Borgir. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mourning Palace"	5:13
2.	"Spellbound (By the Devil)"	4:08
3.	"In Death's Embrace"	5:42
4.	"Relinquishment of Spirit and Flesh"	5:32
5.	"The Night Masquerade"	4:25
6.	"Tormentor of Christian Souls"	5:39
7.	"Entrance"	4:47
8.	"Master of Disharmony"	4:15
9.	"Prudence's Fall"	5:56
10.	"A Succubus in Rapture"	5:59
11.	"Raabjørn speiler Draugheimens skodde" ("Raabjørn Reflects the Mist of Draugheimen")	5:02
Total length:		56:38

Bonus tracks on Russian 2001 Irond Records reissue IROND CD 01-46 (taken from Godless Savage Garden)
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Moonchild Domain"	5:24
13.	"Hunnerkongens sorgsvarte ferd over steppene" ("The King of the Huns' Sorrowful Black Journey over the Plains")	3:05
14.	"Chaos Without Prophecy"	7:09

Charts

Chart	Peak position
German Album Charts[6]	75
The Official Finnish Charts[7]	26

Personnel

Dimmu Borgir

• Shagrath – lead vocals, lead guitar, production
• Silenoz – lead guitar, production
• Stian Aarstad – synthesizer, piano, production
• Tjodalv – drums, production
• Nagash – bass, lead guitar, background vocals, production

Additional personnel

• Bente Engen – vocals (track 5)
• Peter Tägtgren – engineering, mixing

References

1. Anderson, Jason. "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant - Dimmu Borgir". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
2. Enthrone Darkness Triumphant (Reloaded)
3. Review by Pedro Azevedo
4. Wendel, Kai. "Rock Hard review". issue 121. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
5. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 93. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
6. "charts.de". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
7. "finnishcharts.com". Retrieved 1 June 2013.